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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Because of them, We Can Fashion Show

*****Due to Inclement Weather this weekend, the Black History Fashion Show has been***** *****POSTPONED FOR NEXT SATURDAY MARCH 7 at 2-4pm.****

*****Please contact umojasoulnwa@yahoo.com for any questions you may have.******

Thank you!

Because of Them, We Can Fashion Show

A Snapshot of Black History

Umoja Soul Writers Group and the Boys & Girls Club would
like to present the 2015 “Because of Them, We Can Fashion Show,” A Snapshot of
Black History.

The Because of Them, We Can campaign was created by Eunice
Jones out of her desire to share Black history and promising future through
images that would refute stereotypes and build the esteem of Black children.

We would like your child to participate as a Fashion Model
of Black History. A list of people your child can choose to model are listed
below. Once your child picks a person, please go to the https://www.facebook.com/becauseofthemwecanwebsite and find pictures of that person and
see what clothing & accessories are needed.If a name is not on the Because of them we can website, please review
books, or google online for an image to copy.

We will have
rehearsal on Wednesday, February 11 at 3:30 -5pm and Monday February 16 and 23, at
3:30-5pm.

The Because of them, we can Fashion Show will take place on Saturday February 28 from 2pm-4pm.
Refreshments and snacks will be served and entertainment will be provided.

50 children ages 5-16 are needed.This Fashion Show is diverse and we encourage
diversity in races, culture and ethnicity to participate. The volunteer
will read a small bio history of the person as the child models. The child will say a small quote or one sentence about their
person as well.For example, Muhammad Ali character may be Caleb Jones. Caleb would walk on stage and as he is introduced with his real name by the MC. Young Muhammad goes to mic and says, "I am Muhammad Ali. I dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee." Then the MC reads a short bio and then points back to stage and says, "Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, this is Caleb Jones as Muhammad Ali. Then Caleb says, Because of Muhammad Ali, I can!"

This is a great community involvement for Black History
Month in which all kids are invited to participate.

People in Black History

Items inBLUEhave been selected. If there is a name that is not on the list, you can choose a Black History Character for them. All participants would need to email a picture of their character so we can display on the projector as they model. We are excited and glad that the kids are excited as well.

1.Barack Obama

2.Maya Angelou

3.Rosa Parks

4.Martin Luther King

5.Freedom Riders (6)

6.George Washington Carver

7.Langston Hughes

8.Nelson Mandela

9.Frederick Douglass

10.Harriet Tubman

11.Thurgood Marshall

12.Angela Davis

13.Stuart Scott

14.Doug Williams

15.Oprah Winfrey

16.Michael Jordan

17.Whoopi Goldberg

18.Shirley Chisolm

19.Muhammad Ali

20.Michelle Obama

21.Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

22.Sigma Gamma Rho(5)

23.Alpha Kappa Alpha(5)

24.Delta Sigma Theta(5)

25.Alpha Phi Alpha(5)

26.Phi Beta Sigma(5)

27.Omega Psi Phi(5)

28.Kappa Alpha Psi(5)

29.Tuskegee Airman (4)

30.Philiss Wheatley

31.Trayvon Martin

32.Peter Norman

33.Carter G. Woodson

34.Sojourner Truth

35.William
Garrison

36.Abraham
Lincoln

37.Assata Shakur

38.Malcolm X

39.Stevie Wonder

40.Madam C. J. Walker

41.Michael Jackson

42.Whitney Houston

43.Desmond Tutu

44.Spike Lee

45.Little Rock 9

46.Wilt Chamberlain

47.Daisey Bates

48.Emmitt Till

49.Memphis Sanitation Workers(4)

50.4 Little Girls (4)

51.Black Panther Party(4)

52.Althea Gibson

53.Serena and Venus Williams (2)

54.Bob Marley

55.MC Hammer

56.Jackson 5 (5)

57.TLC (3)

58.Jackie Robinson

59.Selma Marchers(10)

60.Dizzy Gillespie

“Because of Them, We Can” Fashion Show Sign Up List

Please choose which an individual you would like to model
and which group you would like to model. A child is allowed to model up to 3
times if needed. For example, a child may choose Rosa Parks as individual model
and may wish to be included in Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority as a group model and
TLC.

Please come to rehearsal dates
of Wednesday 2/11(completed), Monday 2/16 at 3:30-5:30pm and Monday 2/23 at 3:30-5:30 to practice at Boys &
Girls Club. Another rehearsal date on Tuesday 2/17 or Wednesday 2/18 maybe be held as well. Please review this website for rehearsal times and review this other site for ideas:https://www.facebook.com/becauseofthemwecan